Hakan Yakin
Hakan Yakin (Turkish: Hakan Yakın) (born 22 February 1977 in Basel, Switzerland) is a Swiss former football player and current manager of Turkish origin. He is the brother of Murat Yakin and half-brother of former Swiss football professional Ertan Irizik.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hakan Yakin | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Basel, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Luzern | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994-1995 1995-1997 1997 1998 1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2001-2003 2004-2005 2005 2005-2008 2008-2009 2009- | Concordia Basel Basel Grasshopper Zürich St. Gallen Grasshopper Zürich St. Gallen Grasshopper Zürich Basel Stuttgart →Galatasaray (loan) Young Boys Al-Gharafa Luzern | ||
| National team | |||
| 2000-2009 | Switzerland | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Yakin's biggest success was the winning of the Swiss Super League and the Swiss Cup with the Basel in 2002. With the Swiss national team, he took part at the UEFA Champions League in 2004 and 2008 and at the World Cup in Germany in 2006. Yakin is a specialist in free-kicks and final passes.
Yakin received the award for the "Most Valuable Player" in Swiss football in 2003 and 2008.
He currently plays for Al-Gharafa (Qatar).
Club career statistics
| Club performance | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Switzerland | League | |||
| 1994/95 | Concordia Basel | 9 | 4 | |
| 1995/96 | Basel | Nationalliga A | 34 | 6 |
| 1996/97 | 25 | 3 | ||
| 1997/98 | Grasshopper Zürich | Nationalliga A | 11 | 1 |
| 1997/98 | St. Gallen | Nationalliga A | 14 | 1 |
| 1998/99 | Grasshopper Zürich | Nationalliga A | 6 | 2 |
| 1998/99 | St. Gallen | Nationalliga A | 21 | 7 |
| 1999/00 | Grasshopper Zürich | Nationalliga A | 29 | 10 |
| 2000/01 | 19 | 10 | ||
| 2000/01 | Basel | Nationalliga A | 11 | 4 |
| 2001/02 | 27 | 14 | ||
| 2002/03 | 29 | 13 | ||
| 2003/04 | 6 | 3 | ||
| Germany | League | |||
| 2003/04 | Stuttgart | Bundesliga | 8 | 0 |
| 2004/05 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Turkey | League | |||
| 2004/05 | Galatasaray | Süper Lig | 2 | 0 |
| Switzerland | League | |||
| 2005/06 | Young Boys | Super League | 20 | 6 |
| 2006/07 | 31 | 10 | ||
| 2007/08 | 32 | 24 | ||
| Qatar | League | |||
| 2008/09 | Al-Gharafa | Stars League | 15 | 5 |
| Switzerland | League | |||
| 2009/10 | Luzern | Super League | ||
| Country | Switzerland | 324 | 118 | |
| Germany | 9 | 0 | ||
| Turkey | 2 | 0 | ||
| Qatar | 15 | 5 | ||
| Total | 350 | 123 | ||
International career statistics
| Switzerland national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2000 | 7 | 3 |
| 2001 | 6 | 2 |
| 2002 | 8 | 5 |
| 2003 | 6 | 2 |
| 2004 | 12 | 2 |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 |
| 2006 | 8 | 0 |
| 2007 | 9 | 1 |
| 2008 | 13 | 5 |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 79 | 20 |
Hakan Yakin Media
Yakin celebrating a goal for Young Boys in 2008 with Thomas Häberli
References
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Hakan Yakın". www.national-football-teams.com.
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